JON OLIVA'S PAIN drummer Chris Kinder has posted a new update on frontman Jon Oliva's upcoming Storytellers solo tour:

"I like bullet points:

• Production and rehearsals progressing fast and furious!

• We will have two shirts to sell on this tour; artwork almost done and off to printers.

• Collectors item art print poster (300 max copies signed and numbered) finished next Tuesday and off to printer... Amazing!

• Stage back drop scrims off to printer... Cool!

• 2.5 + hours of music now being organized by JO. No two shows will be the same.

• VIP tix for Mojoes is down to just 4 left. Florida and Dallas still available as well. All VIP's will be notified of day of show events and info as we get closer.

• Get your tickets... NOW!

• Boo Yah."

Oliva's schedule is now as follows:

December

1 - Lincoln Theatre - Raleigh, North Carolina
3 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, New York
4 - Dingbatz - Clifton, New Jersey
6 - Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7 - Ripper's Rock House - Akron, Ohio
8 - Mojoes - Joliet, Illinois
10 – Trees Dallas – Dallas, Texas
14 - State Theatre - Tampa, Florida

More than thirty years after the start of his career with Savatage, and successive projects/bands like TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA and Jon Oliva's Pain, now legendary songwriter and performer Jon Oliva released his first ever solo album, titled Raise The Curtain. The album was released simply under the banner OLIVA and you can expect a mixture of Jon Oliva’s early influences and the material he wrote and recorded throughout his whole artistic career.

Raise The Curtain tracklisting:

'Raise The Curtain'

'Soul Chaser'

'Ten Years'

'Father Time'

'I Know'

'Big Brother'

'Armageddon'

'Soldier'

'Stalker'

'The Witch'

'Can’t Get Away'

'The Truth' (bonus track)

BW&BK;'s new interview with Oliva about his solo album, Raise The Curtain can be found at this location.

Check out the first taste of the album, written by Jon Oliva and his late brother/Savatage guitarist Criss Oliva, via the 'Father Time' lyric video below: